ring out

ring out (third-person singular simple present rings out, present participle ringing out, simple past rang out, past participle rung out)

1. To sound very loudly.

   Suddenly, a shot rang out and someone screamed.

   • 1987, The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

     The boys of the NYPD choir

     Were singing "Galway Bay"

     And the bells were ringing out

     For Christmas day

   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 3

     A terrifying volley of pistol-shots rings out—cracks sharply; ripples spread— silence laps smooth over sound

2. (telephony) To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.

   You can ring out if you dial 9 first and wait for the tone before dialling the number.

ring out (plural ring outs)

1. (video games) A win in a fighting game obtained by throwing one's opponent out of the arena.
   • 2003, Michael Lummis, Soul Calibur II Official Fighter's Guide Limited Edition (page 105)

     Even when Heihachi doesn't score a ring out with these combos, almost half of an enemy's health disappears […]

• Guitron, outgrin, outring, routing, touring